airport operationsFAA-published question bank (Private Pilot, 2008)
The recommended entry position to an airport traffic pattern is
A
45° to the base leg just below traffic pattern altitude.
B
to enter 45° at the midpoint of the downwind leg at traffic pattern altitude.✓ Correct Answer
C
to cross directly over the airport at traffic pattern altitude and join the downwind leg.
Explanation
AIM 4-3-3 and AC 90-66C describe the recommended pattern entry as a 45-degree angle to the downwind leg, abeam the midpoint of the runway, at traffic pattern altitude. Entering on base below pattern altitude or crossing over the field at pattern altitude conflicts with traffic already in the pattern.
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